The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval, seeking an extension for the "NSPS for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units." This extension is essential for compliance with air quality standards and involves periodic reporting and recordkeeping by electric utility steam generating unit operators. The EPA expects a decrease in the burden on these operators due to fewer respondents, as there are no new coal-fired boilers being added and some existing units are being phased out. Public comments on this request are invited until February 10, 2021.
Simple Explanation
The EPA wants to keep checking if big power plants that make electricity from steam are following rules that help keep the air clean. They are asking for permission to keep doing this and want people to say what they think by February 10, 2021.